Extendable tang for a firearm

Abstract

Extendable tangs are used to increase the surface area of grips so as to better enable users with larger hands to adequately control smaller items. Tangs are stowed within the body of a grip and deployed through one of a number of mechanisms, including spring-loaded and non-spring loaded mechanisms.

I claim: 
     
       1. An extendable grip tang for a firearm, the extendable grip tang comprising:
 a. a tang body concealable, in a stowed orientation, within a cavity in a firearm grip; 
 b. a plunger connected to the tang body, the plunger further comprising an upper section and a lower section with a vertical slot disposed in the upper portion of the plunger; 
 c. a spring in operable communication with the plunger; 
 d. a pivoted, forked lock bar having two tines spaced apart, an outer tine accessible from the outside the firearm grip; 
 wherein, the inner tine supports the plunger by interfacing with a top of the vertical slot, thereby compressing the spring, and, when the outer fork of the lock bar is pushed inward into the grip, the inner tine and plunger disengage, allowing the plunger free movement between the tines of the lock bar and decompression of the spring, forcing deployment of the tang. 
 
     
     
       2. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 1 , the tang being a wall defining a space such that said tang may fit around environmental structure. 
     
     
       3. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 2 , plunger being bent in a manner to separate the upper portion from the lower portion. 
     
     
       4. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 1 , plunger being bent in a manner to separate the upper portion from the lower portion. 
     
     
       5. The extendable grip tang of  claim 1 , the inner tine further comprising a ledge proximate a top of the inner tine, the inner tine ledge supporting the plunger by (Original claim) interfacing with the top of the vertical slot. 
     
     
       6. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 5 , the tang being a wall defining a space such that said tang may fit around environmental structure. 
     
     
       7. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 6 , plunger being bent in a manner to separate the upper portion from the lower portion. 
     
     
       8. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 5 , plunger being bent in a manner to separate the upper portion from the lower portion. 
     
     
       9. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 1 , the tang body being hinged on environmental structure provided by the firearm. 
     
     
       10. The extendable grip tang of  claim 1 , the plunger hingedly connected to the hinged tang body. 
     
     
       11. The extendable grip tang of  claim 1 , plunger being bent so as to divide the plunger into an upper and a lower section. 
     
     
       12. The extendable grip tang of  claim 11 , the spring being located about the upper section of the plunger. 
     
     
       13. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 1 , the plunger thereof further comprising:
 the upper section and the lower section laterally displaced therefrom by a bend in the plunger 
 so as to separate the upper portion from the lower portion. 
 
     
     
       14. The extendable grip tang for a firearm of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the plunger being hingedly connected to the tang body, a hinge where the plunger and tang body connects not serving as a vertex of motion of the tang body in relation to the firearm grip. 
 
     
     
       15. A firearm with the extendable grip tang of  claim 1 , the firearm having solid internal grip structure and external grip structure with a void therebetween, the extendable grip tang occupying the void and at least partially encompassing the internal grip structure when stowed at least partially within the external grip structure.